Johnny Weir Sends a Message in a Braid

We all know about fishtail braids and French braids, but there's a new braid in town: the political braid.

On Wednesday, ice skater turned NBC Olympics commentator Johnny Weir showed just how meaningful twisted hair could be when he sported a traditional Ukrainian braid to show his support for the city of Kiev, where 25 people died on Tuesday in anti-government protests.

"I was planning, before I came, on doing braids because it's the style here," Weir told USA Today. "I wanted to do it today because everything is going so rough over there."

This isn't Weir's first fashion-as-political-statement of the games. While he was adamant about not speaking out against Russia's anti-gay propaganda law, his flamboyant outfits—glitter, lace, sequins, baubles galore—his rouged cheeks, and the fact that he appears to be having more fun than anyone else (check out his Instagram) may be his way of staging a quiet protest, or at least rubbing some vintage Valentino in Putin's face. We can't wait to see what he wears next.